filled to the rafters

ADJECTIVE

crowded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped full huddled jam-packed jammed loaded packed populous teeming

STRONG

brimming clean close compact crammed crushed massed mobbed overflowing stuffed swarming thronged

WEAK

SRO awash brimful chock-full dense elbow-to-elbow fit to bust full house full up lousy with mob scene sardined sold out standing room only stiff with thick thickset tight topped off up to here up to the hilt wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deserted empty

STRONG

imprecise loose

WEAK

uncongested uncrowded unfilled

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Expect the Westchester gym to be filled to the rafters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2025

The White Eagle club in south London has been filled to the rafters with donated goods after launching a fundraising appeal to help those fleeing Ukraine.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

But this was the first time in nearly two years that Allen Fieldhouse was filled to the rafters.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

Winsor’s upstairs studio is filled to the rafters with examples of his work, from a painted portrait of John F. Kennedy to a gold owl on a porcelain dish.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2016

The church was filled to the rafters with people we didn’t see during all the rest of the year.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

filled to the rafters

Example Sentences

Related Words